Michael Elphick
Known for
Acting
Life
1946 – 2002 (aged 55)
Born in
Chichester, Sussex, England, UK
Credits
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Biography
Michael John Elphick was an English actor. Elphick was known in the UK for his trademark croaky voice and his work on British television, in particular his roles as the eponymous private investigator in the ITV series Boon and later Harry Slater in BBC's EastEnders.
Elphick struggled with a highly publicised addiction to alcohol; at the height of his problem he admitted to consuming two litres of spirits a day, which contributed towards his death from a heart attack in 2002.
Known For
The Elephant Man
09 Oct 1980
Asterix and the Big Fight
04 Oct 1989
Krull
29 Jul 1983
Withnail & I
19 Jun 1987
The First Great Train Robbery
14 Dec 1978
Gorky Park
15 Dec 1983
Pirates
08 May 1986
Quadrophenia
14 Sep 1979
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Filmography
2003
- Out of Boundsas Lionel Stubbs
2000
- Metropolisas Andrew Kaplan6 episodes
1999
- David Copperfieldas Barkis2 episodes
1997
- The Fixas Peter Campling
1996
- Streetwiseas Narrator
1995
- Richard IIIas 2nd Murderer
- Treasure Islandas Billy Bones
- Modern Times1 episode
- Dangerfieldas Brian Taylor1 episode
1994
- Piratesas Chief Inspector Hornbeam1 episode
1993
- Harryas Harry Salter20 episodes
1992
- The Ballad of Kid Divine: The Cockney Cowboyas Dr. Nathaniel Bonner
1991
- Stanley and the Womenas Bert Hutchinson4 episodes
- Murder Most Horridas Bill Todd1 episode
- Let Him Have Itas Prison Officer Jack
- Buddy's Songas Des
1990
- I Bought a Vampire Motorcycleas Inspector Cleaver
- The Kraysas George - Prisoner
1989
- Asterix and the Big Fightas Crysus (voice- English version)
1987
- Little Dorritas Mr. Merdle
- Withnail & Ias Jake
1985
- The Supergrassas Constable Collins
- Jenny's Waras Schumann4 episodes
- Three Up, Two Downas Sam Tyler25 episodes
- Which Side Are You On?as Narrator (voice)
- Late Starteras Jack Owen1 episode
- EastEndersas Harry Slater9 episodes
- Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evilas Ernst Röhm
- Super Granas Roly Roofless1 episode
- Bird Fancieras Joe Desmond
1984
- Much Ado About Nothingas Dogberry
- Oxbridge Bluesas Curly Bonaventura1 episode
- Arthur's Hallowed Groundas Len
- The Billas George Stubbs2 episodes
- Ordeal by Innocenceas Inspector Huish
- Pull The Other Oneas Sidney Mundy6 episodes
- The Element of Crimeas Fisher
- Memed My Hawkas Jabbar
- C.Q.as Norman
1983
- Gorky Parkas Pasha
- Auf Wiedersehen, Petas Magowan3 episodes
- Curse of the Pink Pantheras Valencia Police Chief
- Krullas Rhun (voice) (uncredited)
- Privates on Paradeas Sergeant Major Reg Drummond
- Bloomfieldas Billy Gibbs3 episodes
1982
- Smiley's Peopleas Detective Chief Inspector1 episode
- Chainsas Eddie
- Andy Robsonas Jack Carnaby1 episode
- Pocketful of Dreamsas Charlie
- The Kenny Everett Television Showas Various1 episode
1981
- Roger Doesn't Live Here Anymoreas Stanley3 episodes
- Private Schulzas Gerhard Schulz6 episodes
- Masadaas Vettius2 episodes
1980
- The Elephant Manas Night Porter
- Cribbas Sol Herriott1 episode
1979
- Shoestringas Pete Johnson1 episode
- Quadropheniaas Father
- Blue Remembered Hillsas Peter
- The Knowledgeas Gordon Weller
- Black Islandas Jack Daker
1978
- The First Great Train Robberyas Burgess
- The One and Only Phyllis Dixeyas Wallace Parnell
- Hanging Aroundas Hank
- The Odd Jobas Raymonde
- Cold Harbouras Barrister at Party
- Send in the Girlsas Jimmy1 episode
- Red Shiftas Thomas Venables
- Hazellas Griffiths1 episode
- Saturday, Sunday, Mondayas Michel
1977
- The Professionalsas Sergeant Garbett1 episode
- Premiereas Hank1 episode
- The Sound of Laughteras Ernie Randle1 episode
- Last Summeras Oscar
- A Good Human Story
- The Sunday Dramaas Ralph Winters1 episode
- This Year Next Yearas Jack Shaw13 episodes
- Holding Onas Charlie Wheelwright6 episodes
1976
- Laurence Olivier Presentsas Michel1 episode
- Play Thingsas Frank
- The Ghosts of Motley Hallas Captain Narcissus Bullock1 episode
1975
- Three Men in a Boatas 2nd Porter
- The Sweeneyas Jimmy Fleet1 episode
1974
- Pig Binas Policeman
- Normaas Norma's Friend
- The Nearly Manas Ron Hibbert
- The Nearly Manas Ron Hibbert8 episodes
- Playhouseas Eddie1 episode
1973
- That Sinking Feelingas Chopper
- Second City Firstsas Policeman1 episode
- Orson Welles' Great Mysteriesas Gorenflot1 episode
- And Now the Screaming Starts!as Drunk
- O Lucky Man!as Man at Stag Party
- The Little Farmas Jack
1972
- Adult Funas Garage Manager
- Crown Courtas Neville Griffiths QC21 episodes
- Country Mattersas Jack1 episode
- New Scotland Yardas Joss Adrian1 episode
- The Brothersas 2nd Patrolman1 episode
- Adam Smithas Ben Davies6 episodes
1971
- Man Chargedas Robert Delmonds
- Justiceas Peter Rodwell1 episode
- See No Evilas Gypsy Tom
1970
- Play for Todayas Peter1 episode
- The Roads to Freedomas Lieutenant of Chasseurs2 episodes
- The Buttercup Chainas The Driver
- Cry of the Bansheeas Burke
- Albert and Victoriaas Nigel Godfrey1 episode
- The Misfitas Mike Halloran1 episode
1969
- Hamletas Captain
- Parkin's Patchas Thomas1 episode
- Hadleighas Brian Ainsworth1 episode
- Department Sas Police Motorcyclist (uncredited)1 episode
- The Best Things In Lifeas Jed Lucas1 episode
- Where's Jack?as Hogarth
- The Betrayalas Tom
1967
- ITV Playhouseas Oscar1 episode
1960
- Coronation Streetas Douglas Wormold2 episodes
1956
- Armchair Theatreas Chopper - Best Man1 episode